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Associate Professor Nina Lansbury
Associate Professor

Nina Lansbury

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Overview

Background

Associate Professor Nina Lansbury (also published as Nina Hall) is an environmental public health research and teaching academic at The University of Queensland’s School of Public Health. Her current research at UQ examines environmental health aspects that support the health and wellbeing of remote Indigenous community residents on both mainland Australia and in the Torres Strait in terms of housing, water and sanitation, and women's health. She also investigates the impacts of climate change on human health, and this involved a role as Lead Author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR6 WG II). Within the research sector, she was previously a senior research scientist at CSIRO, manager of the Sustainable Water program at The University of Queensland, and senior research consultant at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS. Within the non-government sector, she was previously the director of the Climate Action Network Australia and research coordinator at the Mineral Policy Institute.

Availability

Associate Professor Nina Lansbury is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, University of New South Wales
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science, University of New South Wales
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Macquarie University

Research interests

  • Indigenous health

  • Climate change and health

  • Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)

  • Sustainable development

  • Women's health

Research impacts

Nina has worked on environmental and social sustainability issues in research and non-government organisations and she is motivated by an aim to create and contribute to high-impact research that responds to complex or ‘wicked’ environmental and social challenges in Australia and globally. She conducts research and teaching on responses to complex issues around the sustainable and integrated development, including management and use of water and energy resources with social, environmental and economic considerations. This includes communicating water, renewable energy and health-relevant research findings into policy outcomes with stakeholders, which covers research on community engagement, behaviour change and policy analysis.

Works

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154 works between 2005 and 2024

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2024

Conference Publication

Climate change impacts on health in Far North Queensland

Lansbury, N. (2024). Climate change impacts on health in Far North Queensland. Queensland Public Health Physician Meeting 2024, Cairns, QLD Australia, 3-4 October 2024.

Climate change impacts on health in Far North Queensland

2024

Conference Publication

Enhancing student engagement and motivation in ​teaching about climate change: Insights and ​strategies for university educators

Lansbury, N. and Milsom, O. (2024). Enhancing student engagement and motivation in ​teaching about climate change: Insights and ​strategies for university educators. CAPHIA 2024 Teaching and ​Learning Forum, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 26-27 September 2024.

Enhancing student engagement and motivation in ​teaching about climate change: Insights and ​strategies for university educators

2024

Journal Article

Housing initiatives to address Strep A infections and reduce RHD risks in remote Indigenous communities in Australia

Lansbury, Nina, Memmott, Paul, Wyber, Rosemary, Burgen, Clarissa, Barnes, Samuel K., Daw, Jessica, Cannon, Jeffrey, Bowen, Asha C., Burgess, Rachel, Frank, Patricia N. and Redmond, Andrew M. (2024). Housing initiatives to address Strep A infections and reduce RHD risks in remote Indigenous communities in Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21 (9) 1262, 1262. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21091262

Housing initiatives to address Strep A infections and reduce RHD risks in remote Indigenous communities in Australia

2024

Journal Article

Housing design for health in a changing climate for remote Indigenous communities in semi-arid Australia

Memmott, Paul, Lansbury, Nina, Nash, Daphne, Snow, Stephen, Redmond, Andrew M., Burgen, Clarissa (Waanyi), Matthew, Paul, Quilty, Simon and Frank, Patricia Narrurlu (Warumungu) (2024). Housing design for health in a changing climate for remote Indigenous communities in semi-arid Australia. Architecture, 4 (3), 778-801. doi: 10.3390/architecture4030041

Housing design for health in a changing climate for remote Indigenous communities in semi-arid Australia

2024

Book Chapter

Preventing disease through healthy environments: the contribution of environmental health

Lansbury, Nina (2024). Preventing disease through healthy environments: the contribution of environmental health. Handbook of concepts in health, health behavior and environmental health. (pp. 1-20) edited by Pranee Liamputtong. Singapore: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-981-97-0821-5_40-1

Preventing disease through healthy environments: the contribution of environmental health

2024

Journal Article

Transmission potential of Streptococcus pyogenes during a controlled human infection trial of pharyngitis

Enkel, Stephanie L., Wong, Bernadette, Hla, Thel K., Pickering, Janessa, Barnett, Timothy C., Thomas, Hannah M. M., Lansbury, Nina, Carapetis, Jonathan R., Osowicki, Joshua, Steer, Andrew, Manning, Laurens and Bowen, Asha C. (2024). Transmission potential of Streptococcus pyogenes during a controlled human infection trial of pharyngitis. mSphere e0051324, 1-9. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00513-24

Transmission potential of Streptococcus pyogenes during a controlled human infection trial of pharyngitis

2024

Journal Article

Planetary health learning objectives: foundational knowledge for global health education in an era of climate change

Jacobsen, Kathryn H, Waggett, Caryl E, Berenbaum, Pamela, Bayles, Brett R, Carlson, Gail L, English, René, Faerron Guzmán, Carlos A, Gartin, Meredith L, Grant, Liz, Henshaw, Thomas L, Iannotti, Lora L, Landrigan, Philip J, Lansbury, Nina, Li, Hao, Lichtveld, Maureen Y, McWhorter, Ketrell L, Rettig, Jessica E, Sorensen, Cecilia J, Wetzel, Eric J, Whitehead, Dawn Michele, Winch, Peter J and Martin, Keith (2024). Planetary health learning objectives: foundational knowledge for global health education in an era of climate change. The Lancet Planetary Health, 8 (9), e706-e713. doi: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00167-0

Planetary health learning objectives: foundational knowledge for global health education in an era of climate change

2024

Journal Article

Traffic-related air pollution and childhood asthma—are the risks appropriately mitigated in australia?

Walter, Clare, Sly, Peter D., Head, Brian W., Keogh, Diane and Lansbury, Nina (2024). Traffic-related air pollution and childhood asthma—are the risks appropriately mitigated in australia?. Atmosphere, 15 (842) 842, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/atmos15070842

Traffic-related air pollution and childhood asthma—are the risks appropriately mitigated in australia?

2024

Conference Publication

Exploring the health status of Indigenous women living remotely - and opportunities to maximise wellbeing: a case study of Western Cape York

Milsom, Olivia, King, Minnie and Lansbury, Nina (2024). Exploring the health status of Indigenous women living remotely - and opportunities to maximise wellbeing: a case study of Western Cape York. Queensland Women's Health Forum 2024, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 11 - 12 July 2024.

Exploring the health status of Indigenous women living remotely - and opportunities to maximise wellbeing: a case study of Western Cape York

2024

Conference Publication

Menstrual health education & support in remote Indigenous communities

Lansbury, Nina, Milsom, Olivia and King, Minnie (2024). Menstrual health education & support in remote Indigenous communities. Queensland Women’s Health Forum 2024, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 11 - 12 July 2024.

Menstrual health education & support in remote Indigenous communities

2024

Other Outputs

‘Knowledge keeps the fires burning’: how ancient Indigenous wisdom can transform our battle against climate change

Lansbury, N., Moggridge, B., Ireland, L., Evans, G. and Munro-Harrison, T. (2024, 07 11). ‘Knowledge keeps the fires burning’: how ancient Indigenous wisdom can transform our battle against climate change TheConversation.com

‘Knowledge keeps the fires burning’: how ancient Indigenous wisdom can transform our battle against climate change

2024

Conference Publication

The end-of-life of used pads in Australia – who is filling up the bin?

Brewster, E., Rounsefell, B., Lansbury, N. and O’Brien, K. (2024). The end-of-life of used pads in Australia – who is filling up the bin?. 32nd National Conference on Incontinence, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 22 May 2024.

The end-of-life of used pads in Australia – who is filling up the bin?

2024

Other Outputs

The budget pledged $12.5 million for free menstrual products in Indigenous communities. Here’s why it’s needed

Lansbury, Nina and King, Minnie (2024, 05 21). The budget pledged $12.5 million for free menstrual products in Indigenous communities. Here’s why it’s needed The Conversation

The budget pledged $12.5 million for free menstrual products in Indigenous communities. Here’s why it’s needed

2024

Conference Publication

Environmental health in remote community homes to reduce rheumatic heart disease

Lansbury, N., Memmott, P., Redmond, A. and Frank, P. (2024). Environmental health in remote community homes to reduce rheumatic heart disease. National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Health Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 13-16 May 2024.

Environmental health in remote community homes to reduce rheumatic heart disease

2024

Journal Article

The inequitable burden of infectious diseases among remote-living Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: a product of history

Enkel, Stephanie L., Famlonga, Rebecca, Thomas, Hannah M. M., Lansbury, Nina, Carapetis, Jonathan R., Pearson, Glenn and Bowen, Asha C. (2024). The inequitable burden of infectious diseases among remote-living Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: a product of history. Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthinfoNet, 5 (1) 3. doi: 10.14221/2653-3219.1036

The inequitable burden of infectious diseases among remote-living Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: a product of history

2024

Conference Publication

Significant increase in heat-related human death toll due to climate change during 2009 Victoria heatwave

Aglas-Leitner, Philipp, Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Sarah, Lansbury, Nina, Selvey, Linda, Osborne, Nicholas J. and Stone, Daithi (2024). Significant increase in heat-related human death toll due to climate change during 2009 Victoria heatwave. DKT-13 Deutsche Klimatagung, Potsdam, Germany, 12–14 March 2024. Berlin, Germany: German Meteorological Society. doi: 10.5194/dkt-13-56

Significant increase in heat-related human death toll due to climate change during 2009 Victoria heatwave

2024

Journal Article

Systematic review of household transmission of Strep A: a potential site for prevention that has eluded attention

Enkel, Stephanie L., Barnes, Samuel, Daw, Jessica, Pearson, Emma, Thomas, Hannah M. M., Lansbury, Nina, Wyber, Rosemary, Redmond, Andrew M., Ralph, Anna P., Carapetis, Jonathan R. and Bowen, Asha C. (2024). Systematic review of household transmission of Strep A: a potential site for prevention that has eluded attention. Journal of Infectious Diseases. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiae136

Systematic review of household transmission of Strep A: a potential site for prevention that has eluded attention

2024

Book Chapter

Waste and water

Lansbury, Nina and Sendall, Marguerite C. (2024). Waste and water. Political determinants of health in Australia. (pp. 148-166) edited by Marguerite C. Sendall, Allyson Mutch and Lisa Fitzgerald. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003315490-12

Waste and water

2024

Journal Article

Benefits, costs and enabling conditions to achieve ‘water for all’ in rural and remote Australia

Manero, Ana, Adamowicz, Wiktor, Akter, Sonia, Spencer-Cotton, Alaya, Coombes, Peter J., Wyrwoll, Paul, Horne, James, Lansbury, Nina, Creamer, Sandra, Taylor, Katherine Selena, Fanaian, Safa and Grafton, R. Quentin (2024). Benefits, costs and enabling conditions to achieve ‘water for all’ in rural and remote Australia. Nature Water, 2 (1), 31-40. doi: 10.1038/s44221-023-00182-6

Benefits, costs and enabling conditions to achieve ‘water for all’ in rural and remote Australia

2023

Conference Publication

Impact attribution: estimating the anthropogenic influence on mortality during an Australian heatwave

Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Sarah, Stone, Dáithí, Aglas-Leitner, Philipp, Osborne, Nicholas J., Lansbury, Nina and Selvey, Linsa (2023). Impact attribution: estimating the anthropogenic influence on mortality during an Australian heatwave. AGU23, San Francisco, CA United States, 11 - 15 December 2023. Washington, DC United States: AGU.

Impact attribution: estimating the anthropogenic influence on mortality during an Australian heatwave

Funding

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2026
    STopping Acute Rheumatic Fever Infections to Strengthen Health (STARFISH) - (NHMRC Synergy grant administered by Uni Western Australia)
    University of Western Australia
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2018 - 2019
    Values and Equity in Australia's Remote Indigenous Communities: A Scoping Study on Safe Drinking Water and Sewerage Services
    Water Services Association of Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Enabling Indigenous school attendance by supporting girls' health and hygiene in remote communities
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Evaluation of the Safe and Healthy Drinking Water Pilot Project
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Enhancing Positive Social Outcomes from Wind Development in Australia: Evaluating Community Engagement
    Clean Energy Council
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Associate Professor Nina Lansbury is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Climate change impacts on health

  • Planetary health and human health

  • Water, sanitation and hygiene in remote Australia

  • Menstrual health and hygiene for minority populations

  • Housing, crowding and impacts on health

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The canary in the coal mine: An Indigenist and decolonising approach to exploring, and advocating for the self-determination of Torres Strait Islanders navigating the complexities of climate change

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Household-Based Environmental Health Interventions to Improve Community and Householder Health Outcomes in Aboriginal Social Housing in Remote Australia

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Paul Memmott

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Mitigating the health impacts of air pollution in Australia: From research to policy

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Peter Sly, Professor Brian Head

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The impact of coercive control on First Nations school-age childrens education and social and emotional wellbeing

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Roxanne Bainbridge

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Caring for Country: An examination of the interrelationship between the intergenerational health of First Nations peoples and regenerative environmental practices. How does caring for Country improve health outcomes for Gumbaynggirr waarru-biin and wajaarr (People and Country)?

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor James Ward

Completed supervision

Media

Enquiries

Contact Associate Professor Nina Lansbury directly for media enquiries about:

  • behaviour change
  • community engagement
  • development hygiene
  • development sanitation
  • development water
  • public policy
  • small-scale renewable energy
  • sustainable development goals
  • transdisciplinary investigation

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